Automatic means fob operating flange-oilers



C. F. HOOFER. AUTOMATIC MEANS FOR OPERATING FLANGE OILERS, ac.

' APPLICATION FILED JULY ,1919. 1,343,97 3 Patented June 22, 1920.

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INV ENTOR Char/; F. Hoofer I Q I l o l' ATTORNE C. F. HOOFER. AUTOMATIC MEANS FOR OPERATING FLANGE OILERS, 6m.

APPLICATION FILED JULY lh l9l9.

Patented June 22, 1920.

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Quwntoc UNITED a TATBSPA ENT FFl i oiiAfRLns F. noornafor 's-aims," WASHINGTON.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES F.-1HooFnR,

a citizen of the'United States, and resident of the city of Seattle, county ofKing, ,State of. lVashington, have invented. certain new and useful? Improvements in Automatic Means for Operating:Flange-Oilers, &c., of which the following is a specification. My invention relates to a means for automatic operation of devices upon cars through the relative movement-occurring between the body and truck whenthe car strikes'a curve. The object of my present invention is to provide an improved form.

of apparatus for doing .this work in. an 'improvedlmanner.

to that-of Fig. 1.

My invention consists of certain combinations of parts which. will be herein set forth and the novel features and combinations upon which I desire patent. willbe defined by the claims.- 7

In the accompanying drawings I have shown my invention in a type of construction which is now preferred by me.

Figure 1 is a side view of the device with the valve mechanism in'section;

Fig. 2'is a side view of the valvemechanism as seen from a position at'right angles Fig. 3 is a plan view of the tappet bars :by the action of which the valve operating bar is actuated, a section of the valveoperatingbar beingshown in its normal position with reference to the .tappetbars.

Fig. 4is a side viewpf a construction of 'tappet bars wherein the lIICll ldUELl barsare adjustable both in bodily and angular position.

Fig. 5 is anplanview of the same parts as are shown inFig/L As ordinarily constructed cars and like vehicles are mounted on two trucks and these trucks have. :a limited swinging or turning action about 'a' vertical axis or king pin, so that'when acar is upon a curve, the parts of the truck whichare horizontally removedfrom the verticaha'xis of the king 'pin have a movement-laterally;or in a horizontal direction,- with relation. to adjacent partsof the'carbody.

It is thepurpose of mypresent invention to providean improved form of apparatus whereby this relative movement between car body and truck may be used to put in action a particular mechanism, as for in stance, a flange oiling device. My invenwvhich is supplied the. valve. ing 1s a controllingbar 4, in such manner that It. is free to swing to a limited amount tip or, projecting 40 will force up I I Specification of Iietters Patent. Patented June 22 1920 Application filed July 11, 1919. Serial No. 310,083. I

tion is however, not limited in its use to this particular apparatus. 1

,The-invention has herein been illustrated The applicationof my invention is thereq ,fore not to beconsidered as limited to the,

control of an air 'valve. The use of this form of powerrhas'been illustrated as such power. is well adapted for the particular purpose herein mentioned, namely, flange oiling. I

A valve casing 2 supported from the car body by a foot 20 is inserted in a pipe line with air under pressure. .At one side of the air under pressure and the pipe 10 at the other side connects with the mechanism which it may be desired to operate by this compressed air. -The valve 3 is illustrated as held upon its the air pressure and by the spring 30. A cap 21 permits inspection and removal of Suspended from the valve casin more than one direction. As illustrated, the bar 4 has a head 40 at the inside of a cap 5 which-issecured to the valve casing 2. .A spring 50 within this cap acting upon the head tends'to normally hold the bar 4 in a central position. r

A flangeQQ carried by the valve casing forms a recessat the bottom of whicha diaphragm 6 is secured by a plate 60 which in 'turn'is secured bythe inner edge of the cap 5 whichscrews into in the plate 60 is atween the diaphragm 6 and the head 40 of the. controlling bar 4., The valve 3 has a pin 31 which extends to the the flange22. Mounted dlaphragn 6. v a It ,is evident that if the controllingbar 4 be swung laterally, the rocking of the head the "pin. 61 and spring the diaphragn upwardly, thus slightly opening the air supply valve .3 and thus supplying operating air to the apparatus desired, in the case mentioned this being the flange oiling device.

Carried upon the truck are two tappet bars seat, or closed, both byi valve the pipe 1 contains pin- 61 which extends bearated sufliciently to provide 81, these being placed at opposite'sides of the end of the controlling bar 4 in position to engage and swing said controlling bar when the truck swingswith reference-tothe car body. Tnthis way the applicationof the air is controlled by the swinging of the truck.

In the preferred constructionthe two tappet bars are placed in angular relation to the direction of movement of the part of the truck to which they areysecured. "Theadjacent ends ofthe tappet'bars are also sepan opening of ample size for the passage ofthe controlling bar. Because of the angular position of the tappet bars, when they engage the controlling bar 4: they cause it to swing in such manner that it passes along the'inner edge of the tappet bar until itp'assesofi ofthe'end 83. It then swings'ba'ck to aposition, roughly indicated at 41 whereitwill engage the other side of the tappet bar when this swings back to its normalposition. It then drops off of the other or centralend of the bar 81 and to the p'osition indicated-at 4, which is the position occupied while the.

car is on a straight piece of track.

a As shown in Figs. 1 and 3, the tw'otappet bars 81 are integral parts otthe same'casting, this having a base which is secured in place on thetruck by a bolt 82. Inthe form shown in Figs. 4- and 5, the two tappet barsSl are made separate from'and ad ustable with relation to the base 9, so'that the separation of the two tappet bars and their angular position, maybe adjusted. Thislis shown as follows:

The base 9 is a bar having a slot9O in each end. The tappetbars have each a lower side or base 84,.provided with aslot 86 and are secured to the base bar 9 by bolts which passthrough the slots of each. By this means the tappet bars are made adjustabie, both as to their separation from-each other and as to their angular position.

The valve shown and described is to he considered as typical of a means through the action of which the operation of any mechanism is initiated and controlled. 1 The term valve as used in the claimsisto" be interpreted as meaning any controlling means which functions in such manner.

It is immaterial whether the fluid-controlled be a liquid or a gas, or whether itbe an electric current. The term valve is to be construed as including any means by which the supply of such a source ot 'energy is controlled. i

' WVhat I claimand desire to secure by patent is: 1. A means for controlling a valve mechabar.

nism by the swinging of a pivoted truck, comprising a controlling bar carried by the "car bodyand having associated therewith means whereb the valve -is opened by the swinging of t 1e bar from its normal position, tappet bars carried by the truck at each side of the normal position of=-the'*'control- =ling bare saidtappet bars extending in reversed angular positions with reference to the direct on of their movement with the --truck "and having their Fadj acent ends separated to permit passage of the" controlling bar between them.

A deviceof the character described comprising a diaphragm and means for opening the valve'iwheirthe diaphragm is sprung in wone direction; a" mi suspended from the valve casing to swing laterally, said rodjjhaving ahead and means for connecting: said" head with the other side of the diaphragnr,- and tappet=members carried by the truek in position to engage the a controllingbar.

3; in a device obthe character described, a valve controlling bar carried'bythe car body and mounted to Y permit a lateral swinging and means for controlling the 1 mechanism by'theswinging 'ofsaid bar, two tappet bars carried by 'the truck and extending respectively at reversed angles to thedirection of their movement by the swing of the truck, the adjacent If endsotsa'id tappet bars being separated to permit the controlling bar passing between them. V

4L. In a devioe bimbo "character described, a 'valve-c'ontroliing bar *c-arried :by the car body,' and functioning by lat'erai swinging,

a tappet bar base secured to the cartruckand extending in the direction of'swinging; movement' of that pa rt of the truck ":relati ve 1 to the 'car-=body;'said basehaving a'slot in each end; two tappet bars having slotsin their bases; and securing bolts passing through the slots in'the tappetbars 'and their base- 5. A valve operatingmebhanismcomprising a valve controlling bar mounted .on a carn'body to have a" limited swinging movement about its supportedend, means where- $10 by the swinging of-isaidfbarwmayno en a valve; a*tappet bar mountedgupon an .to have a bodily -movement with the truck to thereby engage s'aid bar tmswingit, the bar- -contacting surface of the tappetbar-being ms inclined to the direction of its movement, whereby the valve controlling bar may 'slide ofi' ofthe 'following end'ofthe tappetbar and return at the" other side thereof. 7

Signed at Seattle, Washington this 28th day of Jung-1919.

, r. V CHARLES FrHUOFER. 

